Reading-stand



(No Model.)

O. NELSON. READING STAND.

No. 525,555. Patented Sept. 4, 1894.

' WITNESSES:

' ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFI E.

. OSCAR NELSON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

READING-STAN D.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 525,356, datedSeptember 4, 1894.

Application filed November 1, 1 893. 1 Serial No. 489,706- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, OSCAR NELSON, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kingsand State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Reading-Stand,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention has relation to an improvement in reading stands and itconsists in the construction and novel arrangement of parts ashereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and pointed out in the appended-claim.

The object of my invention is to provide a portable reading stand ofsimple and inexpensive construction that may be readily attached to astandard, chair or bed, and to so construct the device that it may bereadily closed up and occupy a small space for shipment, or to' be takenin a trunk when traveling.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a perspective view of my improved reading stand the same beingattached to a suitable standard; Fig. 2. an enlarged view partly insection showing sleeve 16; Fig. 3. a perspective view of my device asattached to a chair; Fig.4. a detail plan view of bracket and arm; Fig.5. a section of same taken on line 55 of Fig. 4.

Referring to the'accompanying drawings wherein like numerals indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures,-l0 designates a stand.-

, ard provided with a suitable base 11.

12 and 13 designate abracket the arms of which are provided with eyes 14through which the standard 10 passes and is capable of verticaladjustment upon said standard by means of set screws 15 passing throughthe eyes 14 and adapted to pinch or bind the standard.

16 designates a sleeve, designed to slide upon the arm 12, and held inadjustment by means of a set screw 17, passing through a screw threadedopening in the sleeve and designed to pinch or bind against the arm 12.Supported centrally, upon the screw threaded portion 18 of the sleeve 16is a U-shaped support or frame, consisting of the laterally extendingportion 19 and the uprights 20. lflear the upper end of the upright 20are openlngs presently explained.

22 designates a rectangular frame or board, provided a little to oneside of its transverse center with screw threaded openlngs in which fitand work the set screws 21 which central part, the slide 24 is providedwith a suitable manipulating'handle 2 5.

26 designates a bracket provided at one of itsends with an eye 27encircling the standard 10 and adapted to be held in an adjustedposition by means of a set screw 28 pass ng through a suitable screwthreaded opening in the eye 27 and made to bind or pinch the standard10.

29 indicates a lamp or other suitable light supported upon the bracket26.

While I have shown my device as attached to a standard it will bereadily seen that the same may be attached to a chair or bed, as shownin Fig. 3 in which 30 indicates the arm of the chair to which isattached bracket 31, supporting a table 32, provided with a centrallongitudinal slot 33 which is shown in'cross section Fig. 5, is wider atits lower edge,- than at itstop, in which fits and works a bolt 36,provided with an elliptical head as shown. The stem of the bolt 36 isdrilled and threaded in which a thumb screw 37, the object of the bolt36 and nut 37 is to clamp the adjustable slide 34, provided with an arm35. I

.-To attach and use my improved reading stand taken in connection withthe above description and accompanying drawings w1ll be readilyunderstood by those skilled in the art.

What I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- Thecombination of a U-shaped framesupthrough which pass thumb nuts for apurpose 1 ported centrally by a sleeve 16. carried on guide rods 23 uponthe swiveled frame or the extended arm 12 of a bracket and adapted board22, substantially as described. to be adjusted laterally thereon, of aswivel frame or board 22 held in the U-shaped frame 5 by thumb screws 21passing through the Witnesses:

vertical arm 20 of the U-shaped frame, the MICHAEL CONNOR, slide 24provided with a handle 25 carried by BERNARD REILLY.

OSCAR NELSON.

